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Article: New Study Supports Low Dose Aspirin as Safer Alternative for Daily Heart Therapy; - Higher Doses of Aspirin Linked With Increased Risk of Bleeding -.
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- September 24, 2003
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FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The largest study ever conducted comparing the safety and efficacy of different ranges of aspirin doses suggests that patients taking higher doses of aspirin everyday to help prevent a heart attack or stroke may be taking more than they need. The CURE study -- which surveyed 12,500 patients in 28 different countries -- provides strong evidence that lower doses of aspirin are just as effective as higher doses, but safer.(i) Patients given aspirin doses of 200 milligrams or more, were almost twice as likely to experience major bleeding complications as those given doses of 100 mg or less. The study results were published ...